Youth Homelessness
We know that 39 per cent of Tasmania's homeless population is under the age of 25, and that 12 per cent of 15- to 19-year-olds in Tasmania are homeless.
Aug
2024
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Housing Crisis
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Aug
2024
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Housing
I want to acknowledge that housing is a fundamental human right for a person to have safe, secure and long-term prospects for accommodation.
Aug
2024
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Housing – Youth Homelessness
According to Mission Australia's 2024 Youth Homelessness Report released today, almost 1 in 10 15- to 19‑year‑olds experienced homelessness last year. The report paints a desperate picture, with homeless young people at higher risk of isolation, mental illness, lack of money for essentials, education difficulties and much more.
Jul
2024
22
Tasmanian women and children bearing the brunt of the housing crisis
A devastating new report from Impact Economics and Policy shows hundreds of Tasmanian women are becoming homeless because of a lack of suitable housing. More than half of these women, many with children, have been forced to return to a violent partner to have a roof over their heads.
Jul
2024
22
Tasmanian women and children fleeing violence bear the brunt of the housing crisis
A devastating new report from Impact Economics and Policy shows hundreds of Tasmanian women are becoming homeless because of a lack of suitable housing. More than half of these women, many with children, have been forced to return to a violent partner to have a roof over their heads.
Jul
2024
15
Urgent Action Needed to Maintain Homes at Beauty Point Tourist Park
In a heartless move, the management of the Beauty Point Tourist Park have commenced evictions of three residents, amplifying the distress of elderly and vulnerable long-term residents.
May
2024
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Concerning Delay To Pets-In-Rentals Reform
The Rockliff government needs to get on with the job of changing the law to give renters the right to keep pets.
May
2024
15
Helen Burnet Inaugural Speech
It is with tremendous honour and with a sense of responsibility that I take this place in parliament as a custodian of the vote of the people of Clark.
Mar
2024
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Greens Release $64m Youth Homelessness Plan
On behalf of the Greens, I am proud to announce our $64 million plan to tackle youth homelessness in Tasmania.
Mar
2024
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Labor’s Rental Reforms Welcome But Must Go Further
Labor's announcement of new measures to improve rights for renters are welcome, and show the success the Greens have had in making this a key election issue. However we are disappointed Labor are still refusing to take the most critical step of all - protecting people from massive, unreasonable rent hikes.
